Mercnbeth
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we went to the dominican for a 2 week vacation...left exactly one month ago today actually! 3 nights before going home, we were having drinks on the patio after dinner. they kept refilling my wine glass at dinner so i was a pinch tipsy. He looked at me, and said 'you dont look happy...talk to me...tell me whats going on...' and then, i blurted out all the worries i had had in the last few weeks...feeling guilty about leaving family behind...my brother making me feel bad for needing to try my own wings and leaving him for once to step up and help with my elderly mom...my mom telling me she hopes i feel guilty if she dies...stuff like that...stuff that i should have been telling Him all along, but didn't want to make Him worry...but it all came out...He tried to be supportive...told me that if i decided i needed to stay home and take care of things for now, He woudln't be mad at me...that we would continue long distance till i could go to Him. well...my tipsy brain took that as 'You dont want me...' and i began to cry...He was confused because He was trying to take the stress away! we went back to our room and i told Him that if i stay home to take care of my mom and issues, that our long distance relationship wouldn't be enough for me anymore. that i want to be the sun, moon and stars to someone...(drunk drama...ew) at that moment i saw Him take a big step back emotionally...He had already assumed i wanted to stay home to take care of issues...and so in essence thought i told Him we were ending things. He said we would stay in touch via email/phone but coudlnt see each other for a very long time...we talked, cried for 3 days...but He said no more D/s. now, we are back to the point where He wants me to live with Him but no D/s. part of me thinks that because i have been so wishy washy in my decision to go live with Him He is just protecting Himself now and everything will be ok once i am there...but then again, like KatyLied said, perhaps He is done with the D/s dynamic... lil princes, You sure added a bunch into the equation. Short answer: You're already serving, by my count, 3 'masters' in your life; you mom, your brother, and your security. It has been my experience that serving one is more than enough dedication for anyone. Ideally, your security should be replaced by your new relationship. However, I don't think that you are seeing any confidence reflecting back at you from the other side of the table to make you confident in your decision to up and move in with him. Combined with him not stating unequivocally that he wants, or more importantly NEEDS you in his life full time; and you have good reason to doubt. Doubt isn't the best starting point. I think you're making a wise decision not to move. Longer answer: There will ALWAYS be someone or something in your life that you can rationalize a decision to maintain the status quo. As much as you consider your mom's life or your brother's life you must consider your own. At best you'll regret at worst you'll resent. Moreover you are giving him an 'out'. Who knows if his desire is deeper than the sensation aspect alluded to in my first post. His goals and yours, along with you combined image of 'ideal' should have been detailed long before the decision to mover or not. The fact that you don't know, or that he now wants 'vanilla', is a function of both of you not knowing what to expect with LDR becomes up close and personal 24/7. That's what it is whether 24/7 includes 24/7 D/s or not. I'd imagine your issues with your bother and mother would be less concerning if you had confidence in the situation that you were moving to. Then again, better to know now about his ideas concerning WIITWD than after the move. Although there is no way to tell if he used your home situation as an escape route or he truly had a change of heart concerning the lifestyle; its not something you can ignore. I wonder what you think will happen now? As I see it, staying makes your mother happy, your brother happy, and your master happy; what about you? You've learned, you've cried, you've gotten angry, you feel betrayed, you've had guilt projected on you; very little you can do about any of that. However, what will you do tomorrow?
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